NORTHERN IRELAND
Belfast Telegraph
A ministerial Executive could be formed after Northern Ireland’s elections solely to implement the Hart child abuse inquiry’s recommendations , the UUP leader said.
The public probe found evidence of widespread harm at residential homes run by churches and the state over many decades and recommended compensation be paid. Political uncertainty has left a major question mark over when that will happen.
Some survivors gave evidence to a Stormont committee on Thursday and paid tribute to inquiry chairman Sir Anthony Hart.
Margaret McGuckin, a campaigner and former resident at Nazareth House in Belfast, said: “He is our St Anthony of the sacred heart.”
Sir Anthony’s report recommended compensation worth up to £100,000, funded by state and voluntary institutions responsible for the residential homes where the harm occurred, with payments beginning later this year.
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